Editorial Intern, Nature Careers and Supplements - Springer Nature Opening Doors Programme

Editorial Intern, Nature Careers and Supplements - Springer Nature Opening Doors Programme

Are you looking for an internship that provides hands-on experience in research publishing and the chance to make connections at one of the largest publishers of education and research content?

The Springer Nature Opening Doors internship Editorial Internship with the Nature Careers and Supplements team is a paid opportunity in London, UK for students and recent graduates to gain experience in research, education and science news publishing in our journals, books or magazines.

Many perspectives and lived experiences remain underrepresented in the publishing industry. This underrepresentation has historically affected a wide range of groups, including Black people, Indigenous people, and people of colour, first‑generation university students, people from socio‑economically disadvantaged backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, people from underrepresented social castes, religious minorities and people with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions.

We are looking for talented candidates from all backgrounds, with excellent skills in a range of fields, and we are committed to creating an inclusive internship, with a cohort that reflects a broad range of voices and experiences.

The successful applicant will spend five months within Nature Careers and Supplements team part of the Impact Solutions division of Springer Nature. If selected for this internship, you will be working with editors across the team, and gain experience using the broad range of skills required to publish journalistic content in Nature in print and online. You will write a variety of articles for our audience of working scientists and build up a portfolio of published work, which could include news, features, profiles, data analyses and podcasts. You will also have the opportunity to pitch stories to editors, plan special collections of articles, and contribute to the art and design of both.

What’s in it for you?

• On-the-job training in a variety of editorial skills from a friendly, welcoming and dynamic team of editors at the world's best-known scientific journal.

• A paid internship, equivalent to London Living Wage

• Hands-on experience at one of the largest academic publishing groups and the opportunity to learn from experienced publishing professionals

• Support from a buddy from one of Springer Nature’s employee networks

• Access to career development, training and events, including an overview of different business areas at Springer Nature and advice on the job application process

• The opportunity to work on projects related to inclusion and sustainability in the publishing industry.

About us:

The Nature careers and supplements team produces content that is essential reading for working scientists around the world. Our careers news content and Nature Outlook and Nature Index supplements delivers thought-leading, agenda-setting journalism to enrich, inform and guide scientists' lives and thoughts.

Nature’s core audience is working research scientists in academia and industry, and those whose professional lives revolve around science, including funders and policymakers. Our readers are all over the world and at all career stages, from lab leaders to students.

About you:

• You should have (or be studying for) a degree in a STEM subject or in journalism.

• You will have strong and demonstrable interest in both science and communication.

• You will have the desire and ability to improve the diversity of Nature’s coverage.

• You will have an interest in data journalism and multimedia as an asset.

• Available to start in early June 2026 for an internship of up to five months

• You will have excellent written and verbal English skills

How to apply: Application deadline Monday 9th March 2026

Please send a CV and a short supporting statement in a cover letter (no more than 500 words) that explains what you will bring to this role.

The internship will start in early June for a duration of 5 months and is based in Springer Nature’s London office on a hybrid working model with up to three days a week working from home.

If you have any access needs related to disability, neurodivergence or a chronic condition, please contact us at  [email protected] so we can make all necessary accommodations.

If you're looking to kick-start your career in research publishing, apply today and you could be part of the next generation shaping our industry.

There are additional intern positions available across Springer Nature as part of this internship programme - find out more about other available opportunities.

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